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Sunday, July 21, 2013Sunday, July 21, 2013

The Book of ProverbsThe Book of ProverbsChapterChapter

Wisdom’s Benefits,Wisdom’s Benefits,Part 4Part 4

III. Second Exhortation: III. Second Exhortation: Choose wisdom above all else, 8:10. Choose wisdom above all else, 8:10.

1. Reason: Wisdom is most 1. Reason: Wisdom is most valuable, 8:11. valuable, 8:11.

2. Reason: Wisdom has 2. Reason: Wisdom has immediate benefits, 8:12-21. immediate benefits, 8:12-21.

3. Reason: Wisdom’s origin, 3. Reason: Wisdom’s origin, antiquity and work, 8:22-31. antiquity and work, 8:22-31.

9 Categories of Benefits9 Categories of Benefits

4. It gives you Rulership and 4. It gives you Rulership and Authority over your soul, Authority over your soul, vs. 15-16. vs. 15-16.

Rulership - Authority Rulership - Authority • KingsKings

• RulersRulers

• Princes Princes

• NoblesNobles

• JudgesJudges

ReignReign Decree JusticesDecree Justices RuleRule RuleRule Judge RightlyJudge Rightly

KingKing

RulersRulers

PrincesPrinces

NoblesNobles

JudgesJudges

RulersRulers

PrincesPrincesPrincesPrinces

NoblesNobles NoblesNobles NoblesNobles

JudgesJudges JudgesJudges JudgesJudges JudgesJudges JudgesJudges

Birth RightBirth Right

Prov 8:15-16Prov 8:15-16Wisdom Wisdom

establishes establishes Royalty Royalty in your in your soul.soul.

Rulership and Authority over your Rulership and Authority over your entire soul.entire soul.

Establishing what is right in Establishing what is right in various aspects of your life.various aspects of your life.

Establishing direction for Establishing direction for conduct or procedure conduct or procedure

within your soul. within your soul.

Est. Divine Norms & Est. Divine Norms & Standards.Standards.

Making good Making good judgments judgments

or decisions. or decisions.

James 2:8,James 2:8,“If, however, you are fulfilling “If, however, you are fulfilling the the royal lawroyal law according to the according to the Scripture, ‘You shall love your Scripture, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are neighbor as yourself,’ you are

doing well.” doing well.” Cf. Phil 2:15-16.Cf. Phil 2:15-16.

In order to fulfill the In order to fulfill the “royal law” “royal law”

((Royal Family Honor CodeRoyal Family Honor Code) ) we must have “wisdom” we must have “wisdom”

(God’s Word) resident within (God’s Word) resident within our souls and apply it on a our souls and apply it on a

consistent basis. consistent basis.

The reason we are able to The reason we are able to apply the RFHC is due to the apply the RFHC is due to the precedent set by TLJC during precedent set by TLJC during His First Advent, culminated His First Advent, culminated by His completed work of the by His completed work of the Father’s plan for our salvation Father’s plan for our salvation

on the Cross.on the Cross.

1. Jesus Christ is the basis for 1. Jesus Christ is the basis for the fact that we have an honor the fact that we have an honor

code, 1 John 4:7-21. code, 1 John 4:7-21.

2. Jesus Christ now has three 2. Jesus Christ now has three categories of royalty:categories of royalty:

2. Jesus Christ now has three 2. Jesus Christ now has three categories of royalty:categories of royalty:DivineDivine ( (Son of GodSon of God),),

2. Jesus Christ now has three 2. Jesus Christ now has three categories of royalty:categories of royalty:DivineDivine ( (Son of GodSon of God), ), JewishJewish ( (Son of ManSon of Man),),

2. Jesus Christ now has three 2. Jesus Christ now has three categories of royalty:categories of royalty:DivineDivine ( (Son of GodSon of God), ), JewishJewish ( (Son of ManSon of Man),),

BattlefieldBattlefield ( (King of kings & King of kings & Lord of LordsLord of Lords).).

1 Tim 6:15; Rev 17:14; 19:161 Tim 6:15; Rev 17:14; 19:16

This last royal patent This last royal patent necessitates the calling out of necessitates the calling out of a royal family for Christ who a royal family for Christ who is now seated at the right hand is now seated at the right hand

of the Father. of the Father.

Rev 17:14, Rev 17:14, “These will wage war against the “These will wage war against the

Lamb, and the Lamb will Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is overcome them, because He is

Lord of lords and King of kings, Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him and those who are with Him are are

thethe called and chosen and called and chosen and faithful.”faithful.”

3. To establish that family the 3. To establish that family the Church Age was inserted into Church Age was inserted into the Jewish Age to call out the the Jewish Age to call out the

Royal Family. Royal Family.

Church Age

2,000+yrs.

1,500yrs.

Mosesreceives the Law

Jesus Christ

Holy Spirit(Pentecost)

Rapture

Church Age DispensationChurch Age Dispensation

7yrs.

Jewish Age J.A

. – T

rib.

The Baptism of the Holy The Baptism of the Holy Spirit enters us into union Spirit enters us into union

with Christ making us with Christ making us spiritual aristocracy.spiritual aristocracy.

1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen race, A “But you are a chosen race, A

royal priesthood, a holy nation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for people for God’sGod’s own possession, own possession,

so that you may proclaim the so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has excellencies of Him who has

called you out of darkness into called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”His marvelous light.”

4. The believer is born again 4. The believer is born again into a status quo of spiritual into a status quo of spiritual aristocracy as the lower case aristocracy as the lower case “kings” in the new royal title “kings” in the new royal title

of our Lord.of our Lord.

5. In order to function 5. In order to function properly in our position of properly in our position of

royalty we need to learn royal royalty we need to learn royal manners, customs and manners, customs and

conduct; “wisdom” teaches us conduct; “wisdom” teaches us how to live like kings.how to live like kings.

6. Jesus Christ left us this 6. Jesus Christ left us this honor code for the privacy honor code for the privacy and protection of the Royal and protection of the Royal

Family of God so that we can Family of God so that we can execute the unique spiritual execute the unique spiritual

life of the Church Age.life of the Church Age.

7. The RFHC is a supplement 7. The RFHC is a supplement to Impersonal Love for all to Impersonal Love for all

believers and other pertinent believers and other pertinent Problem Solving Devices of Problem Solving Devices of

the Pre-designed Protocol Plan the Pre-designed Protocol Plan of God for our lives. of God for our lives.

8. The RFHC includes the 8. The RFHC includes the advance to maturity making it advance to maturity making it

possible for every believer possible for every believer who is positive toward who is positive toward doctrine to advance to doctrine to advance to

spiritual maturity.spiritual maturity.

1 Peter 3:18,1 Peter 3:18,“Grow in the grace and “Grow in the grace and

knowledge of our Lord and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”Savior Jesus Christ.”

Eph 4:15,Eph 4:15,“Speaking the truth in love, “Speaking the truth in love,

we are to grow up in all we are to grow up in all aspectsaspects into Him who is the into Him who is the head (head (of the royal familyof the royal family), ),

Christ.”Christ.”

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

Gal 6:6, Gal 6:6, “The one who is taught the “The one who is taught the

word is to share all good things word is to share all good things with the one who teaches with the one who teaches himhim.”.”

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